expend
英 [?k'spend; ek-]
美[?k'sp?nd]
- vt. 花費(fèi)；消耗；用光；耗盡
TEM4IELTS考研CET6GRE低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?expends;過去式:?expended;過去分詞:?expended;現(xiàn)在分詞:?expending;
中文詞源
expend 花費(fèi)
ex-, 向外。-pend, 花銷，詞源同pound,spend.
英文詞源
- expend
- expend: see spend
- expend (v.)
- early 15c., from Latin expendere "pay out, weigh out money," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pendere "to pay, weigh" (see pendant). Related: Expended; expending.
雙語例句
- 1. Don't expend all your time on such a useless job.
- 不要把時(shí)間消耗在這種無用的工作上.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults.
- 孩子們消耗很多能量，可能比成年人需要更多高能量的食物。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token, if you expend more energy you will lose fat.
- 停止鍛煉會(huì)使肌肉萎縮、脂肪增加。同樣，如果花更多的精力鍛煉，就會(huì)減掉脂肪。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I think it is safe to say that very few students expend the effort to do quality work in school.
- 我認(rèn)為可以肯定地說學(xué)校里很少有學(xué)生肯為學(xué)好功課下功夫。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Don't expend all your energy on such a useless job.
- 不要把你的精力全花在這無益的工作上.
來自辭典例句
